21 poachers nabbed, 165 guns seized in Similipal after two forest guards killed
1 year, 7 months ago

21 poachers nabbed, 165 guns seized in Similipal after two forest guards killed

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha police have has arrested 21 poachers and seized 165 country-made guns from their possession in a major crackdown following the killing of two forest personnel in the Similipal Tiger Reserve, which lost 85 tigers in the last 17 years due to poaching, reducing prey base and natural causes. A major crackdown on poachers were launched after they murdered two forest guards in Similipal Tiger Reserve this year. Arrests were made during search operations at multiple locations under 14 police jurisdictions of Mayurbhanj following the killing of two forest frontline personnel in the tiger reserve, Mayurbhanj superintendent of police, Buttula Gangadhar, said. A research paper published by former forest officials of the state, including former chief wildlife warden Harishankar Upadhyay, in 2019 said that the low population of prey bases such as sambar, wild pig, barking deer, chital and mouse deer was a major factor in depleting tiger population of the reserve.

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Three arrested for poaching tusker in Dharmapuri
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Three arrested for poaching tusker in Dharmapuri

The Hindu  

Three persons have been arrested and remanded for the poaching of a tusker, whose carcass was found near Emanur in Pennagaram forest range earlier this month. The carcass of the elephant aged between 7 years and 10 years was found in a partially burnt state with its trunk missing, in Emanur forests in Pennagaram forest range on March 1. According …

Red alert sounded as poachers on prowl in Madhya Pradesh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Red alert sounded as poachers on prowl in Madhya Pradesh

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: An organised gang of tiger poachers, which also includes women and children, could have poached 10-11 tigers in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh over the last three months. An ongoing probe by multiple agencies into tiger poaching following the arrests of key operatives of the gang comprising the tribal Pardhi community in Chandrapur in January, has revealed a strong …

Forest Department apprehends three poachers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Forest Department apprehends three poachers

The Hindu  

Forest Department personnel of Shankaranarayana Range in Udupi district recently arrested three poachers who were allegedly attempting to hunt wildlife in Vandaru village of Brahmavara taluk. The department personnel had found intestine part of a wild animal in September last in the forest area near Vandaru. The department said the accused were habitual poachers and had allegedly hunted wild animals …

Fatal wild elephant attacks in Kerala raise fresh concerns over human-wildlife conflict management
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fatal wild elephant attacks in Kerala raise fresh concerns over human-wildlife conflict management

The Hindu  

Two back-to-back fatal wild elephant attacks in Idukki and Wayanad districts in Kerala have re-ignited public concerns about the effectiveness of the Forest department’s measures to address the increasing occurrences of human-wildlife conflict in rural localities with large settler-farmer and plantation worker populations. The Kerala government is facing public ire after a wild elephant fatally trampled Kappad Unnathil Manu, a …

Gariaband encounter puts spotlight on 3 major tiger reserves in Central India
2 months ago

Gariaband encounter puts spotlight on 3 major tiger reserves in Central India

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: The recent encounter between the security forces and Maoists in a forest in Gariaband district in Chhattisgarh has put spotlight on three major tiger reserves in Central India affected by the Naxal menace. Wildlife conservation is also seriously hit in Udanti Sitanadi tiger reserve due to the Leftwing extremism. Sixteen Maoists including a Central Committee member carrying Rs one …

Four among 13 arrested for causing death of poacher during hunting expedition
2 months ago

Four among 13 arrested for causing death of poacher during hunting expedition

The Hindu  

Thirteen persons, including four poachers have been arrested for causing the death of another poacher in Devarshola, Gudalur on January 24. He, along with four others, identified as Nowsath, Jaffer Ali, Haider Ali and Satheesh, all area residents, are said to have entered a wooded area near Devarshola in order to hunt wild game. The four men then allegedly brought …

12 tigers died in Maharashtra in less than month; Forest Minister directs strict measures
2 months ago

12 tigers died in Maharashtra in less than month; Forest Minister directs strict measures

The Hindu  

A total of 12 tigers died in less than a month across Maharashtra in various incidents, state Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has stated. "A total of 12 tigers have lost their lives in various incidents between December 30, 2024, and January 22, 2025," Mr. Naik stated in a release on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Mr. Naik highlighted plans to increase …

Forest dept. intensifies search for man-eating tiger after fatal attack on tribal woman
2 months, 1 week ago

Forest dept. intensifies search for man-eating tiger after fatal attack on tribal woman

The Hindu  

Amid mounting pressure following the tragic death of a tribal woman at Pancharakolly, the Forest department has launched frantic steps to capture the tiger that mauled her while she was collecting coffee beans in a plantation. Chief Wildlife Warden Pramod G. Krishnan issued a formal order late on Friday to capture the tiger in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure …

Maharashtra Tiger Deaths: 8 Deaths in January 2025 Include Suspected Poaching Cases
2 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Tiger Deaths: 8 Deaths in January 2025 Include Suspected Poaching Cases

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 23, 2025 12:51 IST - 4 MINS READ Just as Maharashtra was being applauded for the dramatic increase in tiger population in the last 15 years have conservationists concerned that they could indicate the revival of tiger poaching gangs. The director of the Bombay Natural History Society, Kishor Rithe, who has worked for over 30 years on …

Rare wild melanistic tiger poached, skin seized in Odisha’s Similipal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rare wild melanistic tiger poached, skin seized in Odisha’s Similipal

The Hindu  

At a time when Odisha’s Forest Department and the National Tiger Conservation Authority are focused on a tiger introduction programme in Similipal Tiger Reserve - the State’s largest tiger habitat - to enhance genetic diversity and boost the big cat population, wildlife poachers have been arrested for allegedly hunting a rare melanistic tiger, a species found exclusively in the wilds …

Rare Black Tiger Poached in Odisha; Four Arrested for Selling Skin
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rare Black Tiger Poached in Odisha; Four Arrested for Selling Skin

Deccan Chronicle  

Forest officials in Odisha have seized the skin of a rare melanistic Royal Bengal tiger and arrested four poachers involved in the crime. According to reports, personnel from the Dukura forest range conducted a raid on the night of January 12, apprehending the suspects while they were negotiating the sale of the tiger's skin. Officials seized the skin and nails …

Rehmankheda: It’s tech-armed 100 men vs 300-kg tiger in the wilderness
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rehmankheda: It’s tech-armed 100 men vs 300-kg tiger in the wilderness

Hindustan Times  

At 4 am when air is at its nippiest, there’s a stillness that wraps around Dr Nitin Katiyaar, perched atop a 22-foot watchtower in the eerie silence of a Rehmankheda dawn. A force of 100 men from three districts is chasing the 300-kg tiger, with the help of 32 camera traps and two drones. The HT team spent a day …

Another 150 AI cameras to prevent ritual hunt in Similipal Tiger Reserve
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Another 150 AI cameras to prevent ritual hunt in Similipal Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: The authorities of Similipal have decided to install another 150 AI cameras in the tiger reserve as part of the protection measures to prevent poaching during ‘Akhand Shikar’, an annual ritualistic hunting practice by tribals which starts on April 14 and continues for a month every year. Regional chief conservator of forests and field director of Similipal Tiger Reserve …

Forest officials arrested three poachers in Odisha
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Forest officials arrested three poachers in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Forest officials arrested three poachers and seized around five country-made guns along with other explosives from their possession on Wednesday night. The accused were identified as Karan Marandi, Budhurai Soren and Kandra Hansdah of Dumasahi village within Bangiriposi police limits. Deputy director of Similipal Tiger Reserve Samrat Gowda said basing on real-time AI camera alert, forest officials came to …

‘Tiger may have gone back to Maharashtra’ says forest officials in Telangana
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Tiger may have gone back to Maharashtra’ says forest officials in Telangana

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: The search for a tiger in the Kagaznagar forest division of Kumurambheem Asifabad district entered its fifth day, with teams and drones actively involved in spotting the big cat. Forest officials suspect that the male tiger, which killed a woman in Nazrulnagar and injured a man in Dubbaguda, has likely migrated back towards Maharashtra, where it originally came from. …

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District
4 months ago

Tiger Tracking Intensified in Komaram Bheem Asifabad District

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The forest staff intensified the tracking of the tiger, suspected of killing a woman and injuring a man in two successive days last week, through 40 camera traps, two drones and nearly 100 field staff along Telangana’s border with Maharashtra in the Kagaznagar forest division in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Sunday. Speaking to media personnel, Asifabad district forest …

Odisha forest officials arrest two poachers for possessing leopard skin, country gun
4 months ago

Odisha forest officials arrest two poachers for possessing leopard skin, country gun

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Forest officials on Saturday arrested two persons for allegedly possessing leopard skin and a country gun in Kalinga forest section area under G Udayagiri forest range of Kandhamal. During patrolling, the forest sleuths nabbed Bhabani with a bag containing leopard skin at Baba chowk. The team then raided Promod’s house in Gambhariguda and seized a country gun, a knife …

How many tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching in last four years? Govt replies
4 months, 1 week ago

How many tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching in last four years? Govt replies

India TV News  

Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while responding to a query in the Lok Sabha, said seventy-one tigers died due to unnatural causes, including poaching and seizures, since 2021. Madhya Pradesh reports highest number of deaths of tigers Madhya Pradesh reported the highest number of deaths at 20, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka since …

Tiger found dead in suspected poaching, third since 2022 in Chhattisgarh
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tiger found dead in suspected poaching, third since 2022 in Chhattisgarh

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: The death of a male tiger under mysterious circumstances at Baikunthpur forest adjoining the Guru Ghasidas National Park, about 350 km north of Raipur, has bewildered the Chhattisgarh State Forest Department. This is the third tiger death in the state since 2022 and the second suspected poaching reported this year after a tiger was killed in January in the …

Assam records 86% drop in rhino poaching since 2016
6 months, 1 week ago

Assam records 86% drop in rhino poaching since 2016

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Kaziranga and other protected habitats of the one-horned rhinoceros in Assam recorded an 86% drop in poaching of the herbivore since 2016, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. In a statement marking the celebration of World Rhino Day on Sunday, the Chief Minister attributed the turnaround – poachers killed 190 rhinos between 2000 and 2021 – to Prime Minister …

Assam government urges Orang National Park authorities to trace, transfer killer tiger to zoo
7 months ago

Assam government urges Orang National Park authorities to trace, transfer killer tiger to zoo

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam government has instructed the authorities of a national park to catch the tiger that killed an armed home guard on August 28 and transfer it to the zoo. “We have issued an order to trace and transfer the tiger to a zoo, if necessary,” Assam’s Forest and Environment Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said after Asom Gana Parishad …

Tiger kills home guard in Assam national park
7 months ago

Tiger kills home guard in Assam national park

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A tiger killed an armed home guard deployed in the Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday night, Assam Forest Department officials said. Dhanmoni Deka, the home guard, and casual worker Md Sahajul Haque were patrolling the Bilpar camp area of the tiger reserve in the evening when the tiger pounced on the former. The home guard’s shriek …

Tiger kills armed home guard in Assam’s Orang National Park
7 months ago

Tiger kills armed home guard in Assam’s Orang National Park

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: A full-grown tiger killed an armed home guard in Assam’s Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday night. The incident occurred when the deceased, Dhanmoni Deka, and casual worker Md Sahajul Haque were patrolling an area as part of their regular drill. He added that when the rifle fell from Deka’s hand, he picked it up and fired …

Five poachers caught on camera in STR, arrested with guns
7 months ago

Five poachers caught on camera in STR, arrested with guns

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Forest officials of Pithabata South Wildlife range under Similipal Tiger Reserve arrested five suspected poachers and seized four guns from their possession on Wednesday. The accused are Karunakar Mallick, Kartika Bhakta, Bhola Bhakta, Gunu Bhakta and Rabi Bhakta, all residents of Besarpani village within Baripada Sadar police limits. Deputy director of STR South Wildlife Division Samrat Gowda said recently, …

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack
7 months, 1 week ago

Assam: Elephant carcass found in Kaziranga; officials suspect tiger attack

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The forest guards in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Thursday said they found the carcass of an adult elephant, suspecting it was killed by tigers. Officials said that after recovering the carcass, they buried it in the forest, and some locals joined in to perform the religious rituals. A large part of our forests was encroached …

Seven arrested for illegal trade of elephant tusks in Odisha
8 months ago

Seven arrested for illegal trade of elephant tusks in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: In a major success, the Forest department arrested seven persons and seized from their possession five elephant tusks in a late night decoy operation in Kaptipada area on Tuesday. The arrested accused include Nauru Sai of Bidyadharpur village, Saimal Singh of Gobarasole village, Nityananda Gagrai and Birabhadra Singh of Mahulapankha village in Mayurbhanj district, Ajay Barik of Kaduani village, …

Assam: Two poachers arrested in Kaziranga with Hog Deer meat
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam: Two poachers arrested in Kaziranga with Hog Deer meat

Hindustan Times  

Two suspected poachers were arrested in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday evening with meat of Hog Deer, officials said. “At around 7:52pm on Wednesday, the vehicle was intercepted and approximately 7.15 kilograms of hog deer meat was recovered from it,” Sonali Ghosh, director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, said. At least 11 animals died …

Two suspected poachers killed in Assam wildlife sanctuary
9 months, 1 week ago

Two suspected poachers killed in Assam wildlife sanctuary

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Forest guards in central Assam’s Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary gunned down two suspected poachers during the early hours of Saturday. Jayanta Deka, divisional forest officer of Assam Forest department’s Nagaon Division, said the incident happened between 1 a.m. and 1.30 a.m. after the forest guards spotted a group of 20 people in Charaihagi forest camp area of the sanctuary. Nagaon …

2 suspected poachers shot dead in Assam’s Laokhowa Sanctuary: Forest officials
9 months, 1 week ago

2 suspected poachers shot dead in Assam’s Laokhowa Sanctuary: Forest officials

Hindustan Times  

Two suspected poachers were shot dead by forest guards in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Nagaon district during the wee hours of Saturday, officials said. According to Jayanta Deka, divisional forest officer, Nagaon, the incident happened between 1am and 1.30am when a team of 15 poachers entered the Charaihagi forest camp area in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary. After the firing, the …

K'taka poacher arrested for killing 18-year-old tusker in TN's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
10 months, 2 weeks ago

K'taka poacher arrested for killing 18-year-old tusker in TN's Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express  

ERODE: The mastermind behind a poaching gang was arrested from Karnataka by the Tamil Nadu forest department on Sunday in connection with the killing of an 18-year-old male elephant and poaching of its tusks at Thalavadi in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve of Erode district. As per sources, on April 22, frontline staff of the department while conducting their regular patrol in …

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
11 months, 1 week ago

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

A wild elephant, aged between 18 and 20 years, was found dead with its tusks missing at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Talavadi Hills, Erode district, on April 22. During a routine patrol, a Forest Department team found the fully decomposed carcass in a forest near Gumtapuram village in the Talavadi Forest Range of Hasanur Division, and alerted senior officials. …

Two poachers arrested, weapons seized in Karnataka
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Two poachers arrested, weapons seized in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Two poachers were arrested in Nagarhole area of Karnataka even as three others managed to escape from the spot, said forest department officials familiar with the development on Friday. According to the wildlife sanctuary forest officials, the incident took place on Wednesday night in the Kachuvinahalli reserve forest area under the jurisdiction of the Huasur wildlife division According to the …

Two poachers arrested for opening fire at Odisha sanctuary staff: Police
1 year ago

Two poachers arrested for opening fire at Odisha sanctuary staff: Police

Hindustan Times  

Two poachers were arrested for allegedly firing at two members of the Kuldiha sanctuary in Odisha’s Balasore district on Monday night, officials said. Officials of the state forest department said while patrolling in the sanctuary last night, the forest staff saw two poachers who then fired from their country made guns which hit two volunteers of Sabuja Vahini accompanying the …

3 suspected poachers held in Assam with firearms, animal body parts: Officials
1 year ago

3 suspected poachers held in Assam with firearms, animal body parts: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The Assam Police in a joint operation with the forest department on Saturday arrested three suspected poachers and recovered a large amount of animal body parts and firearms from Chirang district, officials said. “They killed deers and some other wild creatures and were heading towards an illegal market to sell them,” officials of Panbari forest range said. Chirang district …

Tiger population grows in Odisha, Similipal sees increase from 16 to 27
1 year, 1 month ago

Tiger population grows in Odisha, Similipal sees increase from 16 to 27

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The tiger population in Odisha has increased. At present, there are 30 tigers and eight cubs — all below one year old, revealed the first All Odisha Tiger Estimation report 2023-24. As per the report, of the 30 tigers, a total of 27 unique adult tigers were camera-trapped during the AOTE exercise in Similipal Tiger Reserve other forest ranges. …

Suspected poacher held in Assam with 3.7kg elephant tusk: Officials
1 year, 1 month ago

Suspected poacher held in Assam with 3.7kg elephant tusk: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in a joint operation with the Assam Police on Friday night arrested a suspected poacher from the Tamulpur district with elephant tusks weighing 3.731kg, officials said. WCC officials said that they informed the local police after getting specific information about the suspected poacher who was in the Pub-Kachukata locality to sell the item. A …

No evidence to link tiger deaths in the Nilgiris to organised poaching: Chief Wildlife Warden
1 year, 6 months ago

No evidence to link tiger deaths in the Nilgiris to organised poaching: Chief Wildlife Warden

The Hindu  

The recent death of tigers in the Nilgiris could not have been due to organised poaching, said Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R. Reddy on Monday, October 2, 2023. However, Mr. Reddy said no evidence was found to link some of the deaths to poaching, but the Forest Department was actively pursuing the cases. Referring to the death of two tigers …

Maharashtra records 33 tiger deaths this year
1 year, 6 months ago

Maharashtra records 33 tiger deaths this year

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra has recorded 33 tiger deaths since January this year, which is the highest number in the recent past, according to the data provided by the state wildlife headquarters in Nagpur. All the tiger deaths in Maharashtra in the last three years were reported from the Vidarbha region, which has five of the state’s six tiger reserves. All the tiger …

Tiger skin, bones seized from truck in Uttarakhand’s Bazpur: Police
1 year, 6 months ago

Tiger skin, bones seized from truck in Uttarakhand’s Bazpur: Police

Hindustan Times  

HALDWANI/DEHRADUN: A joint team of wildlife, forest and police officers in Uttarakhand on Wednesday seized two tiger skin and 35kg of tiger bones from a truck in Udam Singh Nagar district’s Bazpur area and arrested three persons in this connection, police said on Thursday. Police said the three men were carriers and it still needs to be established who killed …

Another tiger dies in Maharashtra, 28 since January this year
1 year, 7 months ago

Another tiger dies in Maharashtra, 28 since January this year

Hindustan Times  

As many as 28 tigers were either found dead or were victims of poaching in Maharashtra since January this year. A full-grown tiger died of suspected electrocution in the vicinity of Khandal village under the neighbouring Bhandara forest division in the Tumsar forest range on Wednesday evening. Jhakad not only The recent tiger death near Tumsar, though, was not an …

Poacher who allegedly poisoned tiger to death arrested by Uttarakhand STF
1 year, 8 months ago

Poacher who allegedly poisoned tiger to death arrested by Uttarakhand STF

Hindustan Times  

A Dehradun-based poacher who had allegedly killed a tiger in Badapur forest range in Bijnor of Uttar Pradesh from Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar was arrested by Uttarakhand Police’s special task force on Monday, officials said. The accused in his interrogation revealed that he had killed the tiger two months ago in Badapur forest range. “The accused in his interrogation …

Bihar: Valmiki Tiger Reserve on alert to stop poaching amid influx of nomads
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar: Valmiki Tiger Reserve on alert to stop poaching amid influx of nomads

Hindustan Times  

The Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the only tiger reserve of Bihar in West Champaran district, has been asked to tighten security and ensure safety of tigers, leopards and other wildlife species at the reserved forest over concerns of poaching. During the monsoon month of ‘Shrawan’, thousands of devotees from Nepal and from across the state visit Lord Shiva temples, such as …

T.N. Forest Department steps up vigil around Mukurthi National Park in Nilgiris to curb poaching
1 year, 8 months ago

T.N. Forest Department steps up vigil around Mukurthi National Park in Nilgiris to curb poaching

The Hindu  

Following the arrest of a gang of poachers from North India in the Nilgiris forest division a few months ago, the T.N. Speaking to The Hindu, S. Gowtham, District Forest Officer, said that prior to the incident, there had been no established system of anti-poaching operations in the region where the poachers operated, which is one of several “grey areas” …

How the return of poaching threatens India’s tiger success story
1 year, 9 months ago

How the return of poaching threatens India’s tiger success story

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But poaching is also a major factor, one which …

Odisha: Forest officer shot dead inside Similipal tiger reserve by poachers
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha: Forest officer shot dead inside Similipal tiger reserve by poachers

Hindustan Times  

A forest officer patrolling the Similipal Tiger Reserve was allegedly shot dead by poachers late Friday night, officials said. Mati Hansdah, forester in Upper Barahakumuda range was killed by poachers Officials said Mati Hansdah, a tribal forester, along with other forest officials was patrolling near Gamchacharan beat camp in the Upper Barahakumuda range which is part of the core area …

Forest guard shot dead by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve
1 year, 10 months ago

Forest guard shot dead by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

An on-duty forest guard in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve was killed by poachers on Monday night. The forest guard has been identified as Bimal Kumar Jena, 35, posted in the Baunsakhal beat of the Nawna range of the tiger reserve. Similipal’s Regional Chief Conservator of Forest, Prakash Chand Gogineni, said joint teams of police and forest officers had launched a …

Odisha forest guard, 35, shot dead by poachers in Similipal tiger reserve
1 year, 10 months ago

Odisha forest guard, 35, shot dead by poachers in Similipal tiger reserve

Hindustan Times  

A 35-year-old forest guard was shot dead late by a group of poachers late on Monday in Odisha’s Similipal tiger reserve, people familiar with the matter said. Odisha forest guard Bimal Kumar Jena died due to gunshot injury sustained during an attempt to disarm poachers. “Saddened to share that forest guard Shri Bimal Kumar Jena was killed by poachers in …

Three suspected poachers with tiger skins, bones arrested in Assam
1 year, 11 months ago

Three suspected poachers with tiger skins, bones arrested in Assam

Hindustan Times  

Three suspected poachers were arrested in Assam’s Barpeta along with tiger skin and bones worth ₹20 lakhs seized from them, forest officials said on Sunday. According to the officials, the suspected poachers must have killed a tiger in Manas Tiger Reserve a few days ago. Giving details of the incident, Manas Tiger Reserve officials told the media on Sunday that …

Elephant killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh
1 year, 11 months ago

Elephant killed by three tigers in Bandhavgarh

Hindustan Times  

Three tigers reportedly killed a wild baby elephant in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district on Saturday, a forest official said on Tuesday. Three tigers reportedly killed a wild baby elephant in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district The official said for the past four years, wild elephants have been making colonies in Bandhavgarh …

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